Virginia · Private foundation
David Bruce Smith Foundation Inc
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $265k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 13
- Grants FY2025
- 6
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 67%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $15,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $50,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 5 to 8
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 5
- Total assets, FY2025
- $20M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 67% of the organizations David Bruce Smith Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 61% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 39% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $113k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 13 | $265k | 31% |
| FY2024 | 6 | $184k | 67% |
| FY2023 | 7 | $39k | 57% |
| FY2022 | 5 | $23k | 100% |
| FY2021 | 6 | $300k | 67% |
| FY2020 | 6 | $222k | 67% |
| FY2019 | 5 | $225k | 40% |
| FY2018 | 8 | $234k | 75% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles E Smith Jewish Day School of Greater Washington Inc | $160,000 | 4 | 0% |
| The National Sporting Library and Museum | $100,000 | 2 | 1% |
| American Friends of Hebrew University Inc | $70,000 | 2 | 0% |
| George Mason University Foundation Inc | $50,000 | 2 | 0% |
| The Open Mind Legacy Project Inc | $35,000 | 2 | 4% |
| Children of Difference Foundation Inc | $33,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington | $20,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Chesapeake Orchestra Inc | $20,000 | 3 | 3% |
| The Literary Classics of the US Inc D/B/A Library of America | $12,500 | 1 | 0% |
| The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 24 grantees
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 17 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.2M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget David Bruce Smith Foundation Inc supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Robert H Smith Family Foundation · The Robert P and Arlene R Kogod Family Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · National Philanthropic Trust · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About David Bruce Smith Foundation Inc
- How much does David Bruce Smith Foundation Inc give?
- David Bruce Smith Foundation Inc reported 13 grants totaling $265,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 5 and 8 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does David Bruce Smith Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Human Services (32%), Religion (29%), Education (17%).
- Who are David Bruce Smith Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Charles E Smith Jewish Day School of Greater Washington Inc ($160k), The National Sporting Library and Museum ($100k), American Friends of Hebrew University Inc ($70k).
- Does David Bruce Smith Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 67% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does David Bruce Smith Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as David Bruce Smith Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Robert H Smith Family Foundation, The Robert P and Arlene R Kogod Family Foundation, American Endowment Foundation.
- Where is David Bruce Smith Foundation Inc based?
- David Bruce Smith Foundation Inc is based in VA.
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